BaZi · Glossary
Wang Xiang Xiu Qiu Si — the Five Seasonal States
Deep Oracle Editorial Team · 2026-07-27 · 1 min read
The five states an element holds against the month branch — prosperous, supported, resting, trapped, dead — with the full matrix, as force not fortune.
Reference table
| Element \ Month | 子 | 丑 | 寅 | 卯 | 辰 | 巳 | 午 | 未 | 申 | 酉 | 戌 | 亥 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 木 | 相 | 囚 | 旺 | 旺 | 囚 | 休 | 休 | 囚 | 死 | 死 | 囚 | 相 |
| 火 | 死 | 休 | 相 | 相 | 休 | 旺 | 旺 | 休 | 囚 | 囚 | 休 | 死 |
| 土 | 囚 | 旺 | 死 | 死 | 旺 | 相 | 相 | 旺 | 休 | 休 | 旺 | 囚 |
| 金 | 休 | 相 | 囚 | 囚 | 相 | 死 | 死 | 相 | 旺 | 旺 | 相 | 休 |
| 水 | 旺 | 死 | 休 | 休 | 死 | 囚 | 囚 | 死 | 相 | 相 | 死 | 旺 |
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